Preachers Talk - A podcast by 9Marks & The Charles Simeon Trust

Preachers Talk - A podcast by 9Marks & The Charles Simeon Trust

Preachers' Talk is a podcast for preachers and all those who love preaching, created by a partnership between Simeon Trust and 9Marks. www.simeontrust.org www.9marks.org

Episodes

On Preaching to the Heart (Ep. 87)

April 10, 2025 • 31 mins
Engaging the emotions and the will can be tricky. Should we do such a thing in preaching? How do we do so well? Listen in as Ed, Dave, and Jeremy discuss.


Topics Discussed
(00:06) - Preaching to the Heart
(06:24) - The Head vs the Heart in Preaching. Is There Room for Both?
(18:01) - The Role of Emotions in Preaching
(29:24) - Aligning Our Emotions with the Word When the Topic or Text Encites Emotion

Resources
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On Preaching Memorable Sermons (Ep. 86)

March 27, 2025 • 26 mins
Every preacher has a sermon or two that sticks out in their mind from a fellow preacher. What makes a sermon memorable? How do we thread the needle between wanting to be memorable and legitimately helping our people remember what they were taught?

Ed, Dave, and Jeremy try to figure it out. 
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On Precision in Application (Ep. 85)

March 13, 2025 • 28 mins
It is easy to float away from the text and talk about the same things every week. We should apply sermons, but how? How do we do application without getting sidetracked? Dave, Ed, and Jeremy discuss. 
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On Training Preachers in Asia (Ep. 84)

February 27, 2025 • 22 mins
What is going on in Asia these days when it comes to training preachers? What are the challenges and encouragements? Darrell Young, the Simeon Trust's man in Asia, joins Dave and Jeremy to discuss. 


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Preacher Mailbag #7 (Ep. 83)

February 13, 2025 • 24 mins
How should pastors listen to preaching without getting distracted or overly critical? Should kids ever not be present in a sermon, given the content? As for personal illustrations, is it ever ok to be the hero? Dave and Ed take listener-submitted questions from Jeremy.


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On Short Bible Talks (Ep. 82)

January 30, 2025 • 30 mins
Preachers often have opportunities to give short talks at events from the bible. What is the preacher to do in such situations? What are the challenges? And how can these talks improve our regular preaching? Ed, Dave, and Jeremy discuss. 
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On Preaching in Cross-Cultural Contexts (Ep. 81)

December 19, 2024 • 29 mins
How does one preach cross-culturally? What even counts as cross-cultural? On this episode, Ed and Jeremy sit down with Walter Carter III to discuss the benefits and challenges of preaching outside one's regular pulpit ministry. 
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On Wielding the Gospel Well (Ep. 80)

November 21, 2024 • 26 mins
What is the preacher supposed to do with the gospel in a sermon? How can they use it to further the point of the text and not ruin it? Ed, Dave, and Jeremy take up these questions and give examples from their own pulpit work. 
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On Preaching Short Passages (Ep. 79)

November 7, 2024 • 28 mins
How does one go about preaching short texts? Why would a preacher consider doing so? Listen in as Dave, Ed, and Jeremy discuss these questions and more. 
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On Beginning a New Preaching Role (Ep. 78)

October 24, 2024 • 30 mins
How should a seasoned preacher approach a new preaching role? What does pastoral wisdom look like in such a position? Ed, Dave, and Jeremy draw on their own successes and failures to answer these important kinds of questions. 
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On Re-preaching Sermons (Ep. 77)

October 3, 2024 • 30 mins
Can a preacher re-preach a sermon? If so, where and when? What might the benefits and pitfalls be of such a practice? Listen in as Dave, Ed, and Jeremy talk it out. 
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On Obedient Playfulness (Ep. 76)

September 19, 2024 • 24 mins
What do we do with the strange, gross, and just plain weird parts of the bible? Why is playfulness an important element in the preacher's pursuit of faithfulness to the text?

Listen in as Ed, Dave, and Jeremy revel in the need for obedience and playfulness in preaching.
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On Preaching the Main Point (Ep. 75)

September 5, 2024 • 28 mins
What does one do once they have gotten to the heart of the text? How does one effectively wield the main point of a passage?

This week Dave, Ed, and Jeremy tackle these important challenges.
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Preacher Mailbag #6 (Preachers Talk, Ep. 74)

April 18, 2024 • 24 mins
Just how much of the text should a preacher read before he preaches it? What about rereading while you preach? And how do you deal with a text that has multiple popular interpretations? These are just a few of the questions Jeremy found in the mailbag to discuss with Ed and Dave
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On Preaching Apocalyptic Literature (Preachers Talk, Ep. 73)

April 4, 2024 • 30 mins
There is no denying it, preaching apocalyptic literature is tough, so why should we do it? What are the unique benefits and challenges to preaching it well?

In this episode Dave, Ed, and Jeremy discuss this important genre of literature. 
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On Life and the Pulpit (Preachers Talk, Ep. 72)

March 21, 2024 • 24 mins
Every pastor lives the majority of life outside the pulpit. How does it affect the preacher? How does the preacher embrace the moment they are in without it dominate the preaching? Dave, Ed, and Jeremy wrestle with the tension between life and the pulpit.
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On Preaching Epistles (Preachers Talk, Ep. 71)

March 7, 2024 • 29 mins
Most of us who were trained in preaching were trained to preach Epistles. What are the challenges of preaching them? Why is preaching them beneficial for the church? Hear Ed, Dave, and Jeremy discuss this beloved section of Scripture
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On PhDs and Preaching, with Robert Kinney (Preachers Talk, Ep. 70)

February 22, 2024 • 20 mins
Does a preacher need a PhD? What are the benefits...and substantial challenges to getting one? Dave and Jeremy are joined by Robert Kinney to discuss this important topic.
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On Preaching Long Passages (Preachers Talk, Ep. 69)

February 8, 2024 • 27 mins
How should a preacher go about preaching long passages? Why should anyone do so in the first place? Dave, Ed, and Jeremy have a short conversation on long texts.
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On Preaching Gospels/Acts (Preachers Talk, Ep. 68)

January 25, 2024 • 26 mins
What makes Gospels/Acts so interesting and yet so challenging to preach? How can the preacher preach them well? Ed, Dave, and Jeremy answer these kinds of questions, providing examples from their own preaching.
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